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Analysis of Sales Promotion Effects on Household Purchase Behavior

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High need-for-cogniti<strong>on</strong> (NFC) individuals are intrinsically motivated to engage<br />

in cognitive endeavors. They are more likely to process additi<strong>on</strong>al issue-relevant<br />

informati<strong>on</strong> than are individuals who are low in NFC. Thus, high NFC individuals are more<br />

likely to take the central route and low NFC individuals are more likely to take the<br />

peripheral route. Petty and Cacioppo (1986) dem<strong>on</strong>strated the interacti<strong>on</strong> between NFC<br />

and the cognitive route taken. High-involvement c<strong>on</strong>sumers are active informati<strong>on</strong> seekers<br />

and processors, whereas low-involvement c<strong>on</strong>sumers rarely seek informati<strong>on</strong>, and process<br />

it passively when provided. High-involvement c<strong>on</strong>sumers evaluate brands in detail before<br />

purchasing and then assess their satisfacti<strong>on</strong> with the product afterwards. Low-involvement<br />

c<strong>on</strong>sumers buy first and then may or may not evaluate the product after use.<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>Promoti<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g>s can influence both high and low-involvement decisi<strong>on</strong>-making. Low<br />

involvement c<strong>on</strong>sumers may go to the store with the knowledge that he or she needs to<br />

purchase from the product category, but an in-store promoti<strong>on</strong> will then determine which <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

several acceptable brands is bought (Desphande et al. 1982). The central route is more time<br />

c<strong>on</strong>suming than the peripheral route. Therefore, time available moderates the cognitive<br />

route taken.<br />

Another important process that takes place in c<strong>on</strong>sumer decisi<strong>on</strong>-making is the<br />

relati<strong>on</strong>ship between intenti<strong>on</strong> and choice. There is a difference between the intenti<strong>on</strong> to<br />

buy a product and the actual purchase. A promoti<strong>on</strong> can act as an unanticipated<br />

circumstance and cause a different brand to be purchased than intended. On the other hand,<br />

a promoti<strong>on</strong> can make it more c<strong>on</strong>venient for a c<strong>on</strong>sumer to follow through <strong>on</strong> intenti<strong>on</strong>s.<br />

This research is focused <strong>on</strong> household purchase behavior within FMCG. Lowinvolvement<br />

purchase decisi<strong>on</strong>s resulting in a peripheral decisi<strong>on</strong>-making process point out<br />

that the role <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> sales promoti<strong>on</strong>s is quite powerful. <str<strong>on</strong>g>Promoti<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g>s can serve as time-saving<br />

decisi<strong>on</strong>-making tools.<br />

2.3.4 Deal Pr<strong>on</strong>eness<br />

A lot <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> sales promoti<strong>on</strong> research makes use <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> trait theory, assuming that promoti<strong>on</strong><br />

resp<strong>on</strong>se is general across different envir<strong>on</strong>mental situati<strong>on</strong>s (i.e., across time and product<br />

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